A bill to establish same-sex "marriage" in Maryland that apparently had the backing of bigwigs ranking up to the level of Bill Clinton and that had been greased for success by leaders in the state derailed solely because of an uprising by voters, according to a key legislator involved in the battle.
Media coast to coast reported a few days back when the bill failed to collect enough votes despite support from the Democrat-controlled House of Delegates and an even more liberal state Senate.
The measure had been on track for approval and was running under the radar when it swept through the Senate. Then it moved to the state House, where Democrats hold 98 of the 141 seats, and collapsed, said Delegate Don Dwyer, a leader of the opposition to homosexual "marriages."
Dwyer said the Maryland legislation was described to him as a "done deal" by homosexual activists who thought they had lined up support.
The sudden turnaround came after the bill was approved in the Senate and moved to the House, where supporters of traditional marriage have been working on a constitutional amendment for their state.
The first signal of defeat came when a committee chairman ruled that the bill would be held instead of being voted on immediately. Three days later, the bill had failed to advance at all.
The reason, Dwyer said, was the hundreds and thousands of telephone calls, e-mails and other contacts from constituents informing lawmakers of their opposition..
"Nobody thought we could really [stop the bill,]" Dwyer told WND, especially once it advanced – barely – from committee to the House floor.
"It was a tremendous effort to create public pressure that this was not the constituents' [desire]," he said. "I've got to tell you, the black churches were tremendously responsible for stepping up to the plate."
The calls, e-mails and other contacts from citizens, prompted by church groups, networks and others, changed the bill's outcome, he said.
"It normally doesn't play out like this," he said. "The process itself is typically corrupt. This was through a cooperative effort of a large network of diverse communities."
The result was that the bill was referred back to committee in a procedural move that is seen as the death knell for the plan this year.
He said promoters of same-sex "marriage" likely were only a handful of votes away from success when their effort hit the roadblock. He said he expects the issue to return, and he expects the people will, too.
"We need to keep up the pressure and build on it," Dwyer said.
Media coast to coast reported a few days back when the bill failed to collect enough votes despite support from the Democrat-controlled House of Delegates and an even more liberal state Senate.
The measure had been on track for approval and was running under the radar when it swept through the Senate. Then it moved to the state House, where Democrats hold 98 of the 141 seats, and collapsed, said Delegate Don Dwyer, a leader of the opposition to homosexual "marriages."
Dwyer said the Maryland legislation was described to him as a "done deal" by homosexual activists who thought they had lined up support.
The sudden turnaround came after the bill was approved in the Senate and moved to the House, where supporters of traditional marriage have been working on a constitutional amendment for their state.
The first signal of defeat came when a committee chairman ruled that the bill would be held instead of being voted on immediately. Three days later, the bill had failed to advance at all.
The reason, Dwyer said, was the hundreds and thousands of telephone calls, e-mails and other contacts from constituents informing lawmakers of their opposition..
"Nobody thought we could really [stop the bill,]" Dwyer told WND, especially once it advanced – barely – from committee to the House floor.
"It was a tremendous effort to create public pressure that this was not the constituents' [desire]," he said. "I've got to tell you, the black churches were tremendously responsible for stepping up to the plate."
The calls, e-mails and other contacts from citizens, prompted by church groups, networks and others, changed the bill's outcome, he said.
"It normally doesn't play out like this," he said. "The process itself is typically corrupt. This was through a cooperative effort of a large network of diverse communities."
The result was that the bill was referred back to committee in a procedural move that is seen as the death knell for the plan this year.
He said promoters of same-sex "marriage" likely were only a handful of votes away from success when their effort hit the roadblock. He said he expects the issue to return, and he expects the people will, too.
"We need to keep up the pressure and build on it," Dwyer said.
9 comments:
Thankfully, enough of our politicians voted with the people.
All so proud of stomping on someone else's dream.
hey chump, my dream is just as good as your dream. so it looks like for ONCE the MAJORITY wins.
If the politicians wanted to do it right, let it be put of for VOTE by the people. even liberal California does that. and even in liberal California, it was defeated.
Success for the sanctity of Marraige!! Now, when Newt Gingrich divorces wife number three after he cheats on her with a younger woman (because, the man knows how to follow patterns) we can be secure in knowing some uppity gays won't mess up the deep meaning and importance of his marraige, and yours.
Dan, are you and your boyfriend going out tonight?
Ouch!
3:31 PM
sorry but hey, you can still live together
It's not about equal rights and it never was... It's about destroying family values so the left wing socialist's can implement their way of life.
No, 4:02, me and your wife.
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